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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Paratesticular liposarcoma and contralateral angiolipoma in a 60-year-old patient.

Michelle Christodoulidou, Pramit Khetrapal, Lilian Edmunds, Asif Muneer

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle ChristodoulidouDepartment of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
Pramit KhetrapalDepartment of Histopathology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
Lilian EdmundsDepartment of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Middlesex, UK.
Asif MuneerDepartment of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
University College Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was referred with a 1-year history of a slow-growing right scrotal lump. Following surgical excision together with a radical orchidectomy, the histological diagnosis was of a paratesticular dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Radiological staging showed no metastatic disease. Six months later the patient presented with a new left scrotal lump, which was felt to be separate from the testis. Owing to the previous history of a liposarcoma and indeterminate ultrasound findings, this was surgically excised without orchidectomy. Histological analysis showed this to be an angiolipoma. The patient remained on clinical and radiological surveillance. Paratesticular tumours are rare neoplasms and liposarcomas of the spermatic cord only represent 7% of these lesions. Any link between lipomatous tumours and liposarcomas remains controversial and is still under investigation. This is the first case to report a paratesticular liposarcoma and a contralateral angiolipoma in the same patient.

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AngiolipomaGenitalia, MaleGenital Neoplasms, MaleHumansLiposarcomaMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Second PrimaryUltrasonography

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PMID26438682
PMCPMC4600794
OpenAlexW2415813218

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